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• That might sound baffling if you haven’t tuned into this cultural skirmish.
• Sociology is the study of social life, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior.
• Sociologists analyze how society is structured and how people interact with one another in groups, organizations and society.

Why does sociology matter?

• Sociology also provides students with soft skills, giving them a better understanding of how to work effectively with others, including those with different backgrounds and experiences.
• In 2020, more than 25,000 students earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology, and approximately 1,300 earned a master’s degree, with another 600 earning a Ph.D.
• Many people who majored in sociology work as social workers, teachers, school counselors, market research analysts, human resource coordinators, tech workers, paralegals, public relations professionals, urban planners and community health workers.

Curbing sociology in Florida

• They officially removed principles of sociology from the lists of classes that count as core courses that satisfy requirements for undergraduate degrees.
• Sociology is a major that most students first become acquainted with in college, often through courses that satisfy general education requirements.
• As a result of this policy change, it is likely that enrollment in sociology classes will drastically drop in Florida, and fewer students will major in sociology.
• Sociology courses, by considering inequalities by wealth, income, race, gender, sexuality and age, may seem overly “woke” to conservatives.

Global history of censorship

• Sociology has been censored for long periods in many countries, including Russia, Hungary and China.
• Because he married sociologist Rosângela Lula da Silva in 2022, sociology is safe for the time being in Brazil.

Joya Misra is currently the president of the American Sociological Association.

• In 2023, The Princeton Review also surveyed administrators at 2,000+ higher education institutions about their school offerings, policies, applicant requirements, and more.
• The company also surveyed students at hundreds of colleges and graduate schools about their campus experiences at their schools and ratings of them.
• In 2023, the video most viewed on The Princeton Review YouTube channel was: "The New Digital SAT: Everything You Need to Know."
• We look forward to developing new and exciting ways to help students learn in 2024 and succeed in their education and career goals."

• Two groups were compared: students who were directly admitted to PHSU MD versus students who went through MSMS before PHSU MD.
• "MD admissions committees that rely on the MCAT can upgrade their evaluation process by implementing this data-driven, performance-based approach.
• PHSU/THI's goal is to expand this approach across the U.S. by partnering with universities that want to offer the MSMS program to their own students.
• PHSU/THI are seeking more universities to join the MSMS University Network and help address the lack of diversity in the physician workforce.